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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
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Detention centre castigated over death of elderly man
Detention centre castigated over death of elderly man Terminally ill Canadian man, 84, was kept in handcuffs by staff at Harmondsworth removal centre until after his heart stopped Alan Travis, home… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Sex, Bribes And Gov’t Contracts: The Fat Leonard Scandal Share us on: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn 0 Comments
Sex, Bribes And Gov’t Contracts: The Fat Leonard Scandal Share us on: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn 0 Comments Law360, New York (January 06, 2014, 12:02 PM ET) — Michael Maloney The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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KBR Won’t Face Human Trafficking Trial Over Nepali Workers (1)
KBR Won’t Face Human Trafficking Trial Over Nepali Workers (1) By Laurel Brubaker Calkins January 16, 2014 KBR Inc. (KBR:US) won’t face a jury on human trafficking claims brought by families… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Man, 84, dies handcuffed in hospital: UK border control by the GEO Group
Man, 84, dies handcuffed in hospital: UK border control by the GEO Group Clare Sambrook 16 January 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? A shocking report on Harmondsworth, the British immigration… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
IG finds some not-so-intelligent conduct in the intelligence community
Walter Pincus Fine Print IG finds some not-so-intelligent conduct in the intelligence community By Walter Pincus, Published: December 4 E-mail the writer Adding to all its other problems, the intelligence community’s inspector… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PROCURING PROTECTION: USING THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING BY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS
PROCURING PROTECTION: USING THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING BY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS Grimmer, Caitlin. Public Contract Law Journal43.1 (Fall 2013): 127-144. Abstract (summary) In Greek mythology, Eurystheus ordered Heracles to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Navy Secretary on Prostitution and Bribery Scandal: ‘We Go After People’
Navy Secretary on Prostitution and Bribery Scandal: ‘We Go After People’ BY Dan Lamothe DECEMBER 20, 2013 – 04:34 PM For months, the U.S. Navy has weathered a titillating scandal involving… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Navy Secretary on Prostitution and Bribery Scandal: ‘We Go After People’
Navy Secretary on Prostitution and Bribery Scandal: ‘We Go After People’ BY Dan Lamothe DECEMBER 20, 2013 – 04:34 PM For months, the U.S. Navy has weathered a titillating scandal involving… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Serco Agrees To Repay £68.5m Overcharge
Serco Agrees To Repay £68.5m Overcharge Serco agreed to the payment after it was found the firm charged the Government for monitoring dead prisoners. 1:44pm UK, Thursday 19 December 2013 Serco… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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$5.4 Million Spent on Inoperable Incinerators; Open-Air Burn Pit Used Instead
December 16, 2013 Today, SIGAR released an inspection report finding that $5.4 million was spent on never-used incinerators at FOB Sharana in Afghanistan. The report notes: You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register